Australia’s insipid approach to climate action undermines trust and endangers vital interests with Pacific island countries, writes Peter Hooton
Tag: Climate
Climate action training: leveraging Nationally Determined Contributions in the Pacific region
A workshop provided an opportunity to strengthen ambitions on climate change and enhance the capacities on integrating NbS within the NDCs in the Pacific region
Making Vanuatu’s settlements safer, stronger and more affordable
A new project to provide a model to reduce climate and disaster risk in hazardous areas, services and infrastructure in Vanuatu
A treaty to tame our ‘Wild West’ oceans
As negotiators meet to hash out the final parts of a treaty to protect ocean biodiversity, Pacific leaders say delays in taking action cannot extend any further
Pacific Resilience Fund a win-win option says PIFS deputy SG at debt for climate swaps
PIFS deputy SG called on the Pacific region’s development partners to support the PRF to address the debt situation and build community resilience against disasters
Women, Girls must be centre of global climate fight – Pacific to CSW66
Pacific calls for more recognition of the critical role of women and girls in climate resilience. “In Pacific communities, women have a history of adapting to climate change impacts.”
Climate Change & COVID – 19: Pacific women showing strong governance and resilience through these crises
Pacific women that are highly susceptible to climate change, disaster risks and natural hazards have excellent adaptive capacity, writes Belyndar Rikimani
Fisheries and climate change: A Pacific perspective
Climate justice is critical issue for Tuna industry as Pacific countries will be “getting less revenue, through no fault of their own, because they haven’t made many of the emissions.” writes Fatu Tauafiafi
Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change in the Pacific Islands: Launch of the 2nd Kiwa regional project, “PEBACC+”
A new project to pursue its ecosystem management and protection initiatives to promote climate adaptation in the Pacific Islands
Rethinking human security in the Pacific
Pacific states, their partners, and scholars of the region must continue to evolve their understanding of the region’s security landscape as new threats emerge, authors write